{"id":1219,"date":"2023-01-08T16:55:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T16:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/banana-pudding-cheesecake-squares\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T14:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T14:08:56","slug":"banana-pudding-cheesecake-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/banana-pudding-cheesecake-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Banana Pudding Cheesecake Squares"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares-750x1125.png 750w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Banana-Pudding-Cheesecake-Squares.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"g1-content-narrow g1-typography-xl entry-content\">\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.66.2 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2223\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2223 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.66.2 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/285736741_558570515979104_9115901518224479979_n.jpeg\" alt=\"banana pudding cheesecake squares\" class=\"wp-image-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/285736741_558570515979104_9115901518224479979_n.jpeg 526w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/285736741_558570515979104_9115901518224479979_n-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/285736741_558570515979104_9115901518224479979_n-265x353.jpeg 265w, https:\/\/recipesneed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/285736741_558570515979104_9115901518224479979_n-364x485.jpeg 364w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Blondie Crust:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup unsalted butter melted<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup light brown sugar packed<\/li>\n<li>1 large egg yolk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>Pinch salt<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup mashed ripe banana<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Cheesecake Topping:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2\/3 cup heavy whipped cream<\/li>\n<li>16 ounces cream cheese 2 blocks<\/li>\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3.4 ounce instant banana pudding powder 1 box<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>Optional: Powdered Sugar for extra sweetness<\/li>\n<li>Garnish: Nilla wafers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How To Make Banana Pudding Cheesecake Squares<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Blondie Crust:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 8\u00d78 baking pan with non-stick method of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar until combined. Next whisk in the egg yolk, flour, salt, banana and vanilla until well combined.<\/p>\n<p>Add blondie batter to pan and bake for 15-20 minutes until just set.<\/p>\n<p>Cool to room temperature and prepare topping.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For the Cheesecake Topping:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Using your hand mixer, whip heavy cream in a medium sized bowl until stiff peaks develop then refrigerate and clean beaters.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate bowl, beat cream cheese until nice and fluffy with hand mixer.<\/p>\n<p>Slowly add in the sugar, banana pudding powder, milk, and vanilla extract. Beat until well incorporated.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully fold pre-made whipped cream into the cream cheese batter.<\/p>\n<p>Taste and add a little powdered sugar if you prefer it a little sweeter.<\/p>\n<p>Pour and evenly spread cheesecake topping over blondie crust and freeze for at least 2 hours or until completely firm.<\/p>\n<p>Garnish with Nilla wafers and serve.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the cheesecake filling, Make sure your ingredients are completely at room temperature, especially your cream cheese. If not, you will have a lumpy filling and not a smooth filling.<\/p>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.66.2 --><\/p>\n<div id=\"quads-ad2241\" class=\"quads-location quads-ad2241 \" style=\"float: none; text-align: center; padding: 0px 0 0px 0;\">\n<div class=\"quads-ad-label quads-ad-label-new\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p><!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.2.0.66.2 Content AdSense async --><\/p>\n<p><script><br \/>\n                 <\/script><br \/><!-- end WP QUADS --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"swp-content-locator\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advertisement Ingredients For the Blondie Crust: 1\/2 cup unsalted butter melted 1\/2 cup light brown sugar packed 1 large egg yolk 1\/2 cup all-purpose flour Pinch salt 1\/4 cup mashed ripe banana 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract For the Cheesecake Topping: 2\/3 cup heavy whipped cream 16 ounces cream cheese 2 blocks 1 cup granulated&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/banana-pudding-cheesecake-squares\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1219"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4313,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1219\/revisions\/4313"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}